What time is it? Watches and horology

the other £6k goes to making some rich Swiss richer, it goes to the poor starving Grand Prix drivers and tennis champions, to GQ magazine, Wimbledon tennis club, to the dealers with their expensive boutiques, etc. ad infinitum.

Otherwise known as marketing.... Its quite common these days

You have to be a sucker to be buy one, and to be oblivious to the gap betwen rich and poor. Someone with low emotional intelligence. I felt a bit of a twat wearing it.

So you would prefer to wear a fake one so that people think youre wearing a Rolex? Secretly you want the prestige. If they dont outright ask you about it, which you secretly want, then they will then think youre a twat for owning one?!

The prestige comes with the marketing... Thats why theyre impossible to buy now.

After 2+ years as my daily beater it ground to a halt

So you paid good money for a watch that breaks after 2 years?! I'd rather buy a Steinhart Ocean One that lasts a lifetime than throw good money at a watch that dies after 2 years. Im not wearing it as a fashion statement (mostly, else why wear a homage), I wear it cause its quality and will last.